November 9, 1731 – Mathematician, urban planner and inventor Benjamin Banneker born.
November 10, 1983 – Wilson Goode, Philadelphia’s first African American mayor, elected.
November 11, 1989 – Civil Rights Memorial is dedicated in Montgomery, AL.
November 12, 1941 – Madame Lillian Evanto founded the National Negro Opera Company.
November 13, 1894 – Albert C. Richardson patented casket-lowering device.
November 14, 1915 – Booker T. Washington, educator and writer, died.
November 15, 1881 – Payton Johnson patented swinging chair.
